I have one simple question to ask. How can I keep my house in good shape while raising four young boys? There is something constantly hitting the wall somewhere, frequently it is one of them as the result of fighting or playing with the others. I have to fix something at least three times a week.
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Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C. - Burton, MI
Three words.... Rubber padded walls :-D J/K. Please don't take this the wrong way but teach them that fighting, sports, and rough housing is for outside, that may help.... if they listen which brings me to my next point.... Boys will be boys. Sorry but other than trying to teach them how to act inside so they do not break things and put eachother through the walls is pretty much your only defense other than padding the walls lol Goodluck :-D
Aug 22, 2008 11:39 AM
LoanOfficerSchool.com - Escondido, CA
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Simple answer, You can't.
Well maybe... you could hog tie them for a few years but I think is is against the law. Don't despair there is hope and revenge. They will eventually grow up and have their own children and you get to teach your grandchildren bad habits. But be advised, you must be careful because adult children have been known to move back with their parents.
Aug 22, 2008 11:49 AM
Greene Notes, LLC - Hartland, MI
Well, I am a strict father and when I yell it is heard throughout the house. That will quiet them down for a few minutes. However, none of them can stand it if they weren't the ones who got in the last shot. They bide their time and poke the other brother as soon as they feel it is safe enough to get away with it. Picking my battles in not just a catch line for dealing with kids around here - it is a survival technique. I hope I never have to sell this house, I'd have to spend tens of thousands of dollars and move my family to a hotel for six months just to get it presentable.
Aug 22, 2008 11:53 AM
Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C. - Burton, MI
Shan- I don't know how old your boys are, but you could just teach them how to fix the drywall... thats what my dad did with me.
Aug 23, 2008 01:51 AM
I am a licensed referral agent in NJ - Hutchinson Island, FL
It's summer, take them outside, let them run and play and then they come in they wikll be exhausted and guess what....they go to sleep!
I had twin boys, tell me about it....and Chris, many of walls were patched up in my house, including doors, new lamps, and anything else that could break.
Aug 23, 2008 07:44 AM
Greene Notes, LLC - Hartland, MI
My boys do spend a lot of time outside, and they are in sports and I do spend time with them talking about how much things cost and how I don't want to have things I have paid for getting broken all ot the time. It just doesn't seem to sink in - especially when they think they have received the short end of some encounter with one of their brothers. I understand about letting boys be boys, but when will they start becoming more responsible and respectful of other people's property? It costs enough to provide for their daily needs..., I guess I'm just a bit frustrated.
I know I will miss it all when they grow up and move away - at least until grand children come into play - but I need a little more sanity in the house. I don't want to be an overbearing/autocratic father, it is not my style, but I also need to find some way to get them to contribute to the care and maintenance of the household and not to be adding to the work on such a regular basis.
How can I teach them these things? I have two 10 year olds (twins), an 8 year old, and a 5 year old and I don't know if it is possible at these ages to get the message through (Ihave been trying - believe me).
Aug 23, 2008 09:48 AM
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